Roku Adds More TV Partners, Looks Beyond the Set-Top Box

First the box became a stick. Now Roku is eyeing direct integration into “smart TVs.”
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New Boxee TV Will Be Sold at Walmart

Boxee’s newest device, a $99 hybrid basic-cable-plus-Web-apps box that comes with a cloud DVR service, will be sold in 3,000 U.S. Walmart stores this holiday season, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The Walmart distribution could bring some needed visibility to start-up Boxee, which sold 120,000 devices last year, and has struggled to compete with Roku and Apple TV.

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Roku Adds Handy Search Tool to TV Set-Top Devices

Searching for movies and music on your Roku box just got a little less painful: The California-based maker of set-top boxes that stream Web content to TVs just added a search tool to its platform. Roku users can now search for movies, shows, actors and directors on apps for Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Crackle, VUDU and HBO GO. The new search tool works with Roku 2, Roku LT, new Roku HD players and the Roku Streaming Stick, and works with compatible mobile apps, as well.

Roku’s New Streaming Stick for TVs Lets You Ditch the Set-Top Box

Roku’s newest device compresses all your favorite Web video apps into a tiny stick, but it comes with one major catch.
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Roku to Launch Streaming Stick in October — And Then Wait for Consumers to Catch Up to New TV Standard

Roku sets a launch date — or at least, a launch month — for its newest video-streaming device.
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TV Makers Sony, Vizio Give Google TV Another Go

Google TV: Coming soon (again) to a Sony or Vizio TV near you.
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Roku Plays Nice With Cable Guys

Get ready for an app explosion, Roku says — including ones from cable providers.
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Roku to Launch Cordless Streaming Stick for TVs

Roku, maker of set-top boxes that stream media like Netflix and Angry Birds to TVs, is hoping its new Streaming Stick will offer all the bells and whistles of “smart” TV sets.
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Boxee to Release Last Software Update for PCs

Boxee, maker of that irregular-shaped video-streaming device with the nifty Qwerty remote, is turning its focus toward TV boxes and tablets, and away from its PC software.
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